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Case Name	EEOC v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.	EE-AZ-0120
Docket / Court	4:96-cv-00741-WDB ( D. Ariz. )
State/Territory	Arizona
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The EEOC's Phoenix district office sued Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., on December 23, 1996 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona; the case was apparently a sex discrimination case brought under Title VII. The defendant filed two motions for summary judgment on the issue of punitive ... read more > The EEOC's Phoenix district office sued Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., on December 23, 1996 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona; the case was apparently a sex discrimination case brought under Title VII. The defendant filed two motions for summary judgment on the issue of punitive damages, one in September 1998 and the other in March, 2000. The court denied the first and failed to rule on the second. The parties went to trial on May 8, 2000 and the jury ultimately ruled for the defendant on May 11, 2000. Kevin Wilemon - 07/18/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
42 U.S.C. § 1981

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Wal Mart Stores Inc.
Plaintiff Description	EEOC
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	None
Case Closing Year	2000
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

4:96-cv-00741-WDB (D. Ariz.)
EE-AZ-0120-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 01/29/2001
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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